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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The role of open source intelligence (OSINT) has expanded greatly since 11 September 2001 (9/11) and the 2010-2011 Arab Spring as analysts and policymakers have struggled to understand the challenges and opportunities of globalized information. The contemporary trend toward open source collection and analysis is not fundamentally new in its methods, but rather marks a return to traditional methods of intelligence gathering that have been overlooked in favor of spy satellites, drones, and signal intercepts. Beginning in the early 1900s, the United States Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) developed an extensive system of open source intelligence collection and analysis. The primary target of the ONI's efforts was the naval development of the Empire of Japan. An exploration of the connections between open source intelligence and the behavior of American negotiators at the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922 presents a historical setting for later developments.
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